The judge has still not set a confirmation date, but attorneys for Mark Brunell are hopeful that the former Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback can emerge from bankruptcy in 30 to 45 days.

Brunell, who now plays for the New York Jets, originally filed for a Chapter 11 debt reorganization in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Jacksonville in June 2010. According to the disclosure statement filed in court describing his plan to restructure his debts, Brunell was forced into bankruptcy because of two failed business partnerships.

At a court hearing Wednesday, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Jerry Funk said he would not set a hearing date to confirm the plan until Brunell’s attorneys file an addendum to the disclosure statement. The U.S. Trustee administering the bankruptcy case filed an objection to the disclosure statement last month, saying it did not give enough information about Brunell’s income and other financial data.

At Wednesday’s hearing, Brunell’s attorney Robert Wilcox said he has verbally agreed with the U.S. Trustee about the additional information that is needed to be disclosed and he agreed to file the addendum within 10 days. Funk said once it is filed, if the U.S. Trustee approves, he will set a date to confirm the plan and get Brunell out of bankruptcy.

When the disclosure statement was filed in late June, because of the NFL labor dispute, Brunell was unsure if he would be playing football this year. He has since re-signed with the Jets, where he earned $1.5 million last year as a backup quarterback. News reports out of New York suggest he is being paid less this season, but no salary has been reported.

After the hearing, Wilcox said he doesn’t think the reorganization plan will have any difficulty getting confirmed because no creditors have objected. And Michael Freed, another attorney for Brunell, said he hopes the confirmation hearing will be held within 30 to 45 days.

The debt depends on the type of business he was in - was it a corporation, a limited liability corporation, a partnership, single proprietor, etc. When you have a job as a means of income, budgeting is pretty straight-forward. But when it comes to business, there's added risk. Do you think Warren Buffet or Bill Gates got to where they are by limiting their risk to living within their means? That risk-taking willingness is called entrepreneurship, is typically widely admired, and it's these types of business risk-takers that cause us to take for granted such advancements as the personal computer and many other conveniences we enjoy. I'm not saying Mark Brunell was out to solve world hunger, just trying to point out that not all personal bankruptcies are attributable to budgetary irresponsibility.

Call me a bad person if you like, but where is all of the money he made? It looks like it was spent. Gee I am not in bankruptcy and pay my bills. I can't even afford to pay for repairs on my house but it is still paid for and I do not live above my means.

Call me a bad person if you like, but where is all of the money he made? It looks like it was spent. Gee I am not in bankruptcy and pay my bills. I can't even afford to pay for repairs on my house but it is still paid for and I do not live above my means.

Hopefully, Mark can make the Jets' or someone's roster this year so he at least gets one good year's pay in the bank. And then sign with Jacksonville for a day and retire a Jaguar. I still remember "Brunell to Jimmy Smith", "Brunell to Keenan McCardell", or "Brunell scrambling" in that great 9-7 wildcard season when the Jags beat Denver and Buffalo on the road, and then the 14-2 season - losing three times to those darned Titans. Brunell was one of the early greats who really put the Jaguars on the map.